Day: June 21, 2017

It feels like I’m anticipating the second coming of Jesus…. well, okay, that’s exaggerated and highly sacrilegious, but the way I feel every time a new book is announced, sheesh! It feels pretty damned close. So, please excuse me while I freak out a little bit… Too much.

So, here you go:

It’s the third and final book in Ms. Ashley’s “Magdalene” series. If you haven’t read the first two in the series, I strongly urge you to read them first. They’re quite unlike the last Kristen Ashley books I just reviewed, trust me. At the very heart of “The Will” and “Soaring,” though, Ms. Ashley pulled me in relentlessly. If you have neither time nor money to spend on the first 2 “Magdalene” books, don’t worry: typically, Ms. Ashley’s books can be read as a stand-alone. It would just be less aggravating/torturous if you know a little bit more about the other characters that appear in her books, together with her main hero and heroine. So… when you do have the said time and money, go get ’em. 😉

Now, about “The Time In Between“:

From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Ashley, comes the third and final book in her The Magdalene series—THE TIME IN BETWEEN—releasing August 29, 2017! Don’t miss the beautiful cover above, and pre-order your copy today!

After a painful loss, Cady Moreland is coming to Magdalene to start the next chapter of her life. A chapter that began eighteen years ago but had a heartbreaking ending. The time in between was full of family and friendship, but Cady could never get the man she fell in love with all those years ago out of her heart.

Coert Yeager has learned to live without the girl who entered his life right when she shouldn’t and exited delivering a crippling blow he never would have suspected. The time in between was full of failing to find what he was missing…and life-altering betrayal.

But when that girl shows up in Magdalene and buys the town’s beloved lighthouse, even if Coert wants to avoid her, he can’t. A fire in town sparks a different kind of flame that won’t be ignored.

As Cady and Coert question the actions of the two young adults they once were thrown into earth-shattering circumstances, can they learn from what came in between and find each other again?

If this was the conclusion to L.H. Cosway’s “Hearts” series, then it’s a highly suitable and unforgettable one. It contains all the extremes that I, as an extremely emotional reader, require in a good romance novel: heartbreak, fear, loving stars in the guy’s eyes, eventual forgiveness, and growth. I also especially love that book-hero, Trevor Cross, is different from all the recent book heroes I’ve read about. Trevor is living with ADHD; he’s not super macho or alpha-ish at all. I’m so glad that both he and his counterpart, book-heroine, Reya Cabrera, are both relatable. They’re human, have made mistakes, and were willing to work hard to correct what went wrong.

TBH, though, would a show featuring parkour street artists excite people? Meh, probably not (notwithstanding the Ninja Warrior shows, which do not just feature parkour athletes). And, while Reya’s “Hearts On Air” lyrics were superbly well-written, I would really love to have someone sit down and write the melody to it, because it sounds too good to fit today’s Top 40 standards.

Another thing that I really liked about “Hearts On Air” is because of its base setting: London. It’s extremely sad about what’s been happening recently in one of my favorite cities in the world. I’ve only been there twice, and I plan to go back. No one brings London down!